Paolo Di Canio has now been in charge of Swindon Town for ten League Two games and throughout this week we’ll be reviewing his successes in three key areas. Today Andrew Steele Davis looks back on an area that has played a major part in Di Canio’s time in charge so far; substitutes. Has Paolo’s subs been inspired? How much of an impact, positive
Read moreAfter much fanfare when Lukas Magera joined in late August, the Czech striker remains an unfamiliar and as yet unproven player at Swindon. To give you an idea of what to expect, Matt Davies analyses Lukas’ performances against Rotherham and Barnet. Shooting Tall strikers are not normally known for their shooting prowess and this proved to be the case when Lukas Magera didn’t
Read moreSwindon secured their fourth victory in five games thanks to a comfortable 4-0 win over The Bees. However, despite Town’s dominance, it always takes two to tango, with Barnet heavily responsible for their own downfall. Reports Ron Smith. After being brought back down to earth a week ago at Burton, Paolo Di Canio responded with one enforced change in Comazzi returning to the side and Phil
Read moreIt has been another weekend of breathtaking action from the Npower League Two as two of the early season front runners slipped to defeats and there was a first win of the season for Plymouth under new caretaker manager Carl Fletcher. All of the action is assessed here in the latest instalment of Andrew Steele Davis’ League Two Review. Bristol Rovers
Read moreA resounding 4-0 victory for Swindon over Barnet this afternoon saw the match sponsor’s award Matt Ritchie their man of the match. Do you agree with their choice? Poll open until later on Sunday with our match reactions to follow on Monday morning.
Read moreSaturday afternoon we welcome Barnet to the County Ground for the tenth game in League Two this season. Remember, Adult tickets purchased before 5pm on Friday will be at £20 in the Arkells and Don Rogers Stands and £14 in the Town End. Better than nothing, but still not good enough IMO. Form… After being brought back down to earth
Read moreBBC Radio Swindon commentator Vic Morgan continues his new weekly blog only here on The Washbag. GOOD CHIPPY ON THE WAY FROM… Burton Albion. Not too much else to recommend that afternoon, I’m afraid. It was a new ground for Swindon fans, another one to tick off the list. Around a thousand made the journey to the Pirrelli Stadium, in
Read moreAlex Cooke looks at the rules on home-grown players and how they are stopping Di Canio picking, playing and signing the footballers he wants. For once the ‘too many foreigners’ brigade are right. Not because their blinkered, dust-brained views on who can and can’t ‘do it’ on a windy night in Barnet are remotely correct, but because the rules say so.
Read moreFollowing the publication of the defensive rankings yesterday, it’s time to check out how efficient each team has been in the 9 games so far this season at the other end of the pitch. Again these attacking rankings studies five key statistics covering a wide variety of attacking play. These are then followed by the overall League Two rankings. Will
Read moreThroughout this season I’ll be analysing all teams in League Two and attempting to put some reason behind League form and position. Our rankings are divided into both defensive and attacking phases of play. Five separate measures are used within each defensive and attacking areas to rank the performance of all League Two teams. The best a team can score in
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